India, Jan. 19 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

India today launched the Responsible Nations Index (RNI) at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, under the aegis of the World Intellectual Foundation (WIF). The Index introduces a comprehensive global framework for assessing nations on parameters such as ethical governance, social well-being, environmental stewardship, and global responsibility, going beyond conventional indicators of power and economic prosperity.

Country

Overall Score

Overall Rank

Singapore

0.61945

1

Switzerland

0.58692

2

Denmark

0.58372

3

Cyprus

0.57737

4

Sweden

0.57397

5

Czechia

0.57037

6

Belgium

0.56900

7

Austria

0.56645

8

Ireland

0.56336

9

Georgia

0.55805

10

Croatia

0.55782

11

Germany

0.55703

12

Portugal

0.55513

13

Bulgaria

0.55466

14

Norway

0.55291

15

India

0.551513

16

France

0.54835

17

Albania

0.54650

18

Poland

0.54636

19

Netherlands

0.54408

20

South Korea

0.54244

21

Kyrgyzstan

0.54098

22

Finland

0.54092

23

Thailand

0.54036

24

United Kingdom

0.53849

25

El Salvador

0.53546

26

Mauritius

0.53521

27

Spain

0.53466

28

Nicaragua

0.53418

29

Iceland

0.53391

30

Romania

0.53367

31

Serbia

0.53266

32

Cambodia

0.53235

33

Italy

0.53204

34

Tajikistan

0.53148

35

Greece

0.53044

36

Armenia

0.52953

37

Japan

0.52930

38

North Macedonia

0.52845

39

Namibia

0.52775

40

Morocco

0.52741

41

Bangladesh

0.52695

42

Israel

0.52658

43

Vietnam

0.52456

44

Canada

0.52390

45

Antigua and Barbuda

0.52168

46

Costa Rica

0.52129

47

New Zealand

0.52108

48

Lebanon

0.52090

49

Indonesia

0.51992

50

Malaysia

0.51973

51

Tunisia

0.51965

52

Fiji

0.51821

53

Chile

0.51619

54

Dominican Republic

0.51613

55

Hungary

0.51543

56

Uruguay

0.51398

57

Uzbekistan

0.51345

58

Moldova

0.51335

59

Panama

0.51326

60

Belarus

0.51248

61

Australia

0.51194

62

Ghana

0.51174

63

Guatemala

0.51046

64

Libya

0.50933

65

United States of America

0.50880

66

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0.50871

67

China

0.50547

68

Lesotho

0.50546

69

Mexico

0.50544

70

Gambia

0.50526

71

Paraguay

0.50522

72

Philippines

0.50519

73

Guyana

0.50470

74

United Arab Emirates

0.50424

75

Mongolia

0.50373

76

Sri Lanka

0.50299

77

Peru

0.50089

78

Maldives

0.49907

79

Jordan

0.49768

80

Brazil

0.49324

81

Tanzania

0.49215

82

Mozambique

0.49175

83

Suriname

0.49093

84

Barbados

0.49073

85

Colombia

0.49008

86

Ecuador

0.48934

87

South Africa

0.48539

88

Solomon Islands

0.48378

89

Pakistan

0.48336

90

Zambia

0.48225

91

Argentina

0.48121

92

Bolivia

0.48046

93

Turkey

0.47974

94

Laos

0.47931

95

Russia

0.47896

96

Djibouti

0.47755

97

Bhutan

0.47727

98

Liberia

0.47720

99

Botswana

0.47513

100

Comoros

0.47502

101

Azerbaijan

0.47393

102

Togo

0.47329

103

Bahrain

0.47092

104

Kazakhstan

0.47068

105

Gabon

0.46974

106

Benin

0.46742

107

Oman

0.46687

108

Uganda

0.46643

109

Malawi

0.46568

110

Eswatini

0.46536

111

Sierra Leone

0.46012

112

Cameroon

0.45857

113

Kuwait

0.45814

114

Kenya

0.45794

115

Algeria

0.45794

116

Burundi

0.45749

117

Zimbabwe

0.45659

118

Egypt

0.45550

119

Congo

0.45508

120

Cuba

0.45438

121

Cote d'Ivoire

0.45429

122

Iran

0.45198

123

Burkina Faso

0.45115

124

Madagascar

0.44950

125

Guinea

0.44874

126

Trinidad and Tobago

0.44855

127

Saudi Arabia

0.44808

128

Mali

0.44760

129

Dominica

0.44676

130

Ukraine

0.44317

131

Haiti

0.44295

132

Ethiopia

0.44073

133

Iraq

0.43920

134

Niger

0.43659

135

Nigeria

0.43538

136

Mauritania

0.43036

137

Guinea-Bissau

0.42971

138

Congo, DRC

0.42638

139

Equatorial Guinea

0.42632

140

Qatar

0.42372

141

Angola

0.42320

142

Turkmenistan

0.41999

143

Venezuela

0.41955

144

Afghanistan

0.41398

145

North Korea

0.41329

146

Papua New Guinea

0.41172

147

Chad

0.40310

148

Sudan

0.40120

149

Somalia

0.39995

150

Yemen

0.38265

151

South Sudan

0.37389

152

Syria

0.37254

153

Central African Republic

0.35715

154

The launch event was graced by Ram Nath Kovind, Hon'ble Former President of India, as the Chief Guest. In his address, Shri Kovind underscored the significance of ethical governance, inclusive development, and moral responsibility as foundational pillars for sustainable national and global progress.

The Responsible Nations Index is the outcome of a three-year academic and policy research initiative led by the World Intellectual Foundation, with key scholarly contributions from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.

As part of the programme, an Expert Panel Discussion on "From Human Well-being to Global Stewardship: Rethinking Responsibility, Prosperity and Peace in the 21st Century" was held. The session was chaired by N. K. Singh, Chairman, 15th Finance Commission of India, and witnessed deliberations on redefining national success in an interconnected world.

Addressing the gathering, Shri Sudhanshu Mittal, Founder and Secretary, World Intellectual Foundation, stated that the RNI represents a paradigm shift from power-centric metrics to responsibility-centric evaluation of nations, aligning governance outcomes with ethical and humanitarian values.

The event concluded with the release of the Responsible Nations Index Report, marking the beginning of a global dialogue on responsible nationhood and cooperative international progress.

Responsible Nations Index 2026

Country wise Scores and Ranks

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